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Meanings of quietus in English

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Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

Usage of quietus in English
1
A thrust of the trident gave the quietus to the vanquished foe.
The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
2
With this quietus they left for Tecumseh, four miles distant from us.
A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Havilan...
3
When that is finished, some simple thing will give me my quietus.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17
4
At present, however, it was probable the enemy had a temporary quietus.
Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists
5
Not fifty paces from the river bank Henry Sedley received his quietus.
Sir Mortimer: A Novel
6
Whar'd you be now if I hadn't gin Dyke Darrel his quietus?
Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective; Or, The Crime of the Midnigh...
7
Bring in the nomination to-morrow- IgaveChester his quietus this afternoon.
The Old Homestead
8
Had someone given him his quietus in that little office upstairs?
Ghosts
9
The burlesque was completely successful, and sentimental comedy received its quietus.
Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography
10
For many years I have carried about a quietus with me.
Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. of Trinity College, Cambridge ...
11
When he himself his quietus could make with a bare bodkin.
The new yorker
12
Or am I to have my quietus administered in my soup?
The Robbers
13
And for myself, I know how to find a ready quietus!
Anna St. Ives
14
Oh, he means to put a lasting quietus on Huniades and his Hungarians.
The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 02
15
Then came the hunter and gave the bear his quietus.
The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literatur...
16
But this line of reasoning seems to have received its quietus from Lord Bacon.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom
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